diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ldap/user.rb b/lib/gitlab/ldap/user.rb
index fd36dda..4ba6952 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ldap/user.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ldap/user.rb
@@ -83,8 +83,13 @@ module Gitlab
 
         private
 
+        def find_by_uid_and_provider
+          find_by_uid(uid)
+        end
+
         def find_by_uid(uid)
-          model.where(provider: provider, extern_uid: uid).last
+          # LDAP distinguished name is case-insensitive
+          model.where("provider = ? and lower(extern_uid) = ?", provider, uid.downcase).last
         end
 
         def provider
--
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